Online travel portal Expedia Inc(NASDAQ:EXPE) on Thursday posted a quarterly income that fell 18 percent, though its adjusted earnings were ahead of analyst estimates.

Net income fell to $171.5 million, or $1.21 per share, from $209.5 million, or $1.50 per share, a year earlier, when results were helped by businesses that Expedia no longer owns.

The company said that excluding the cost of stock-based compensation and other items, profit from its continuing operations came to $188 million, or $1.32 per share, up from $180.5 million, or $1.28 per share, a year ago.